2nd Wednesday of Advent

2nd week in Advent -- Wednesday                       Isaiah 9:6-7

                          Justice and Righteousness

The world is not always fair.

I think someone forgot to tell me that.

I expected that

if you are good, you’ll get good in return;

if you are nice, people will be nice to you;

if you smile a lot, people will like you.

So who wanted to hear about

injustice?

intolerance?

bigotry?

hatred?

No, those were ugly words used to describe

even uglier deeds;

and no one knew what to do about them.

Except God.

Along comes a Child,

who will usher in a kingdom

demonstrated by what we most want:

justice and righteousness,

to make things fair.

The kingdom of God is yet to come

in its fullness and richness . . .

but it’s already begun here,

whenever we pray

“Thy kingdom come,

 Thy will be done.”

O Lord:

We long for fairness in our world, and are both saddened and angered when people act unfair or unkind.  Keep us hopeful that your kingdom has already come in Jesus Christ, and that your kingdom will someday come in its fullness; for we pray as Jesus taught us:  Our Father, . . .